EU set to halt imports of Canadian cherries, other fruits -document

By Kelsey Johnson
OTTAWA, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The European Union will halt
imports of Canadian cherries and other fresh fruits starting
Sept. 1 as it enforces new import requirements related to pests,
according to a Canadian government document sent to industry on
Thursday.
In the notice, which was seen by Reuters, the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency said the restrictions also apply to families
of fruits that include apples, pears, cranberries, blueberries,
peppers, potatoes and tomatoes. It was not clear if other
countries are affected.
"Please note that the CFIA is working with industry to
propose pest risk mitigation measures to the EU for these
commodities, which may allow exports to resume," said the
notice.
The new European Union rules do not apply to frozen and
dried fruit. There should also be no issues with sea containers
that arrive in the EU with export documents dated before Sept.
1, the agency said.
The EU office in Ottawa and Canadian Agriculture Minister
Marie-Claude Bibeau did not immediately respond to requests for
comment.
Canada's agriculture sector already faces other trade
disputes, including an ongoing spat with China over Canadian
canola, pork and beef.
Beth Cavers, a program administrator with the B.C. Cherry
Association, said the pending EU ban should not affect this
year's cherry harvest, which wrapped up on Thursday, as the
fruit is packed and shipped immediately.
It could, however, have serious implications for the 2020
harvest if unresolved, she added.
"There were some indications that they were reviewing this,
but we didn't know they were just going to shut down the border
to cherries like this," Cavers said by telephone when asked if
industry had received prior notice.
In 2018, Canada shipped approximately C$3.1 million ($2.33
million) in cherries to the EU.
($1 = 1.3299 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Kelsey Johnson; Editing by Dan Grebler)
2019-08-23 00:32:44

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